5/5/22, 3:49 PMFrequently Challenged Books with Diverse Content | Advocacy, Legislation & Issues 1/3Frequently Challenged Books with Diverse Content Tweet The ALA's Office for Intellectual Freedom (OIF) receives reports from libraries, schools, and the media on attempts to ban books in communities across the country. We compile lists of challenged books in order to inform the public about censorship efforts that affect libraries and schools. How do we define diversity ()? A Gathering of Old Men by Ernest J. Gaines A Hero Ain't Nothin But a Sandwich by Alice Childress A Lesson Before Dying by Ernest J. Gaines Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie All American Boys by Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely Always Running by Luis J Rodriguez Am I Blue?: Coming Out from the Silence by Marion Dane Baue America by E.R. Frank And Tango Makes Three by Justin Richardson and Peter Parnell Annie on My Mind by Nancy Garden Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm X and Alex Haley Baby Be-Bop by Francesca Lia Block Ball Don't Lie by Matt De La Pena
